This happened to me when I first signed up for LinkedIn a few years ago. My memory is a bit foggy, but, I remember that the site didn't provide very clear instructions at that time. I've had people with whom I didn't want to connect accept the connection two and three years later!

I think people should stop thinking of their personal residence as an investment. Find a house you like and that you can pay off quickly and own (with no mortgage) in a few years. That way you won't be paying principal, interest or pmi expenses; just taxes and insurance. Then, save and invest the difference. That beats always having to pay rent.

Working in any customer service position these days, whether low-paid or "well-paid", can sometimes be a horrible experience. I work in financial services and I have never hated people so much in my entire life in my current position. They are the worst people with the worst attitudes I have ever had the displeasure of serving. Even the prospects have the same demeanor. [I really look forward to them becoming clients; NOT!]

I have worked in fast food, retail dept stores, retail thrift stores, retail banking, telephone service centers, full-service stock brokerage, and now online "self-directed" stock brokerage. In all of those positions I experienced a small percentage of terrible clients. But in online "self-directed" stock brokerage, the overwhelming majority of people I deal with on a daily basis are outright jerks.

I say out loud every day how much I hate people; which is very sad for me because I didn't feel that way before this job. If management had to spend any significant time actually dealing with the clients on an extended basis, they would change things. For example, I had a boss that dealt directly with the clients. Then, he stopped doing it for a while when we had plenty of staff. His plans and ideas started to become delusional. Once a couple of employees left and started dealing with the clients directly again, he completely dropped all of his delusional ideals within just a few days.

I understand what she is saying and I agree with some it. I also like many of the personal finance personalities she is mentioning, except for Jim Cramer. But, more regulation is not the answer for the securities industry. It's already one of the most regulated industries I've ever seen!

I remember a news story where a charity like the one mentioned did not use any of the funds received for charitable purposes. The guy got caught and went to jail. Some legal person in the story said that if the guy had just used at least $1.00 for charitable purposes, he wouldn't have been prosecuted.

Ditto. I've been on a vegan diet for 5 months and I have high blood pressure. I am amazed at the amount of sodium these restaurants will cram into a vegetable dish. The same goes for vegan frozen meals as well.